We know this is news you have been waiting for, so here it is. The author line-up for Teen Lit Con on May 7, 2016!

Headliners

• Neal Shusterman, author of 2015 NBA Young People's Literature Award winner Challenger Deep.
• Jason Reynolds, author of Boy in the Black Suit. All American Boys, co-authored with Brendan Kiely, is on the PW Best YA Books 2015 list.
• Faith Erin Hicks writes comics & graphic novels. The Adventures of Superhero Girl won an Eisner Award in 2014.
• Sabaa Tahir is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult fantasy An Ember in the Ashes. It's been optioned for a movie.

 

 

In addition to this great line-up of author presentations, there will be more breakout sessions, more fun stuff in the Exhibit Hall, giveaways for teens, & more literary fun than ever! Mark your calendar for May 7, 2016 at Henry Sibley HS.

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• 'A Fine Dessert' Judging a Book by the Smile of a Slave. NYT, Nov 6. Read more here: Bibliography: A Fine Dessert. SLJ, Nov 5.    

• It's your duty to keep up with technology, librarians told. Columbus Dispatch, Nov 9.

• Are school librarians going way of the milkman? The Charlotte Observer, Nov 8. 

• The Library in the Life of the User: Engaging with People Where They Live and Learn compiles a sequential overview of some of OCLC's user behavior research findings that articulate the need for the design of future library services to be all about the user.

• The Short-Story Vending Machine. The Atlantic Notes, Nov 6.

• What Will Libraries Be Like in 2100? Slate, Nov 17.

• Bike-repair stations coming to 9 King County libraries. The Seattle Times, Nov 10. 

• How Richard Scarry updated his children's book to be more progressive and inclusive. Fusion, Nov 6. 

• Will Libraries Outlive Books? A Future Tense Event Recap. Slate, Nov 13.

• Why Librarians Should Love Fallout 4. Smithsonian: Smart News, Nov 10.

• Librarian of Congress now term limited. District Dispatch, Nov 6.  

• New Research Article: The Value of Academic Libraries: Library Services as a Predictor of Student Retention Preprint). InfoDocket, Nov 14.  

• 18 considerations before developing your next library service. Proud2Know, nd.

• Year in [Library] Architecture: 2015. LJ, Nov 16. St Paul's Sun Ray Branch is in the Benchmarks section. Hennepin County Library-Excelsior is in the Shine the Light section.

• Growing Young Minds. IMLS, Nov 2015.   

• Museums, Libraries, and Comprehensive Initiatives: A First Look at Emerging Experience (PDF file) examines the ways that museums and libraries are helping fuel successful comprehensive community revitalization efforts. IMLS, Nov 1. 

• Book Blurbs Mad Libs. Book Riiot, Nov 12.

• Beneath New York Public Library, Shelving Its Past for High-Tech Research Stacks . NYT Books, Nov 15. 

• Anne Frank's Diary Gains 'Co-Author' in Copyright Move. NYT, Nov 13.

• Are There Critters and Germs in My Library Books? WSJ, Nov 16.

• Community through crafts: Winona library kicks off new event for adults. Winona Daily News, Nov 17.

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